Consumer Driven Health Care

Theres a lot of speculation from the industry about this deal. Will it create more customer touchpoints or vertical experiences? Will there be additional mergers? What is the future of brick and mortar stores? Instead of getting caught up in the unknown, at times like this, I like to keep...

In part 2 of this episode, we will ask David Contorno, President of Lake Norman Benefits and Benefits PROs 2015 Broker of the Year, about performance-based compensation and his belief that it puts advisors in a much better long-term position.

Health plans, medical practices and some Medicaid programs are increasingly offering financial incentives to motivate Medicaid patients to engage in more preventive care and make healthier lifestyle choices.

For the benefits and HR industry, more reliance on technology, equals more reliance on brokers to help employers make their way in an ever more complex world.

A growing number of Americans are incorporating strategies for affording health insurance into financial planning, adapting money and salaries to yield better choices much as people place money into 401(k) plans to save for retirement while reducing their taxes.

Brokers, carriers and politicians have written and spoken volumes about the status of health care benefits in 2017. As the year winds down, is it possible to sum up the 12-month roller-coaster in just one word?